For this quilt, I used scraps of blue, red, and pink prints, plus a few yellow prints to add a little zip, and a cream for the block background. Then I set the blocks with a narrow cream sashing and--WOW! I love how the baskets form a circle. Rummaging through my scrap bag, I found some leftover strip sets from another quilt, and I knew they'd be perfect for a checked border. A soft, light blue print in the outer border was all it took to complete the enchantment.

Author, teacher, fabric designer, and award-winning quiltmaker Nancy Mahoney, of Sparta, Georgia, has enjoyed making quilts for more than 25 years. Her beautiful quilts have been featured more than 100 times in national and international quilt magazines. Nancy has designed several fabric lines for P&B Textiles, along with dozens of patterns.